Re: My new acquisition -patriotic buckle

Guido,

Thanks for the kudos. I have to say this is the first of this style I have ever seen other then the one pictured in Reid's book and of course the fake ones floating around that are terrible copies. Anyway, to answer your question- the rondel appears to be die stamped nickel-silver and this is confirmed by looking thru the catch wear it shows the same composition but duller in color.

Re: My new acquisition -patriotic buckle

Many thanks for your input, Bill!

I would say a stamped nickel-silver roundel gives basically a much better feeling than a molded one!
Again, I never saw these buckles before and think that the motto is quite unusual on a buckle!
However, you are obviously quite happy about your new addition and this is the main thing!